St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-20
ABOUT FOUR MILLIONS.
Testimony Being Taken in the
Famous Farley-Kittson Case---
Court Notes,

Court Notes.
Clerk Hills, of the United States cir
cult court. has been taking testimony in
the big case of Jesse p. Farley avainst
n. w. Kittson, J. j. Hill, Donald A.
White and Sir George Stevens. This
controversy arose out of the purchase
of the St. Paul u Pacific road by a syn
dictate composed of Messers. KittSon
and Hill, of this city, and Donald White
and Sir George Stevens, Of Montreal.
Farley was the receiver of the road, and
he sets up claim to one-fifth of the
stock and bonds purchased, ON the con-
ditiOn of the understanding between
him and the purchasers, as he alleges,
which was that he was to get one-ffth.
This case was begun in 1880. 1t has
once been i'll the United States supreme
court.
JUDGE Drills WORK.
Judge Brill has taken the case of
James Neary against William Anderson
under Amusement; also the case of
George G. Harper against the East Side
Syndicate. The latter case is to compel
the performance of real estate con-
tract involving about $4,000 of prop
erty. Judge Brill dismissed the Hoppe
case against Abraham Schumann and
Herman GeiSSler. In the appeal of
Lyman ID. Hodge. assignee of the st.
Paul Harvester works, Judge Brill con-
firmed the assignment. The case of
Adrew SchletZ against John j. Stiefel
ct al. is now on trial.
SUPREME COURT.
The case of the State eX rel. Cole ct
al, respondents, VS.. James Rachac, APP
pellant. was submitted to the supreme
court on briefs yesterday, and the case
of the Battle Creek National Bank, re-
spondent, VS.. George and Horace NAL
spOndent. VS.. The State Insurance Com
pany, of Des Moines, appellant, were
argued and submitted.
To-DAY's CALENDAR.
The civil call for to-day is: Jury
cases,..Mary Lathrop VS.. James King,
Prentiss NJ. Clark VS.. J. l.. Lowering ct
al, Vetal Cassan ct al. VS.. Maj. Hall ct
al, st. Paul Meat and Provision COM
pany VS.. John Klein, ct al, II. Il. Scott
VS.. Barney d Co., and st. Paul d Pa
cific Coal company VS.. the Eagle Creek
Coal company. Court cases-Appeal of
A. r. Capehart from all alley assess
ment, IgnatZ Greemert vs.. August
Greifendorf, William Knuckler VS.. Au-
gust Greifendorf ct al, and Carrie K.
johnson VS.. Mary A. Cremer and Will
lam y. Creme1.
IN THE COURT ROOMS.
1.-THE evidence will all be in Today in the
state street assessment case, which has been
so long before Judge Wilkin. Then W. p.
Warner will argue the case for the State
street people, and c. j. Thompson for the
city. This litigation arose out of the survey
of West st. Paul proper.
j. J. McCafferty has been appointed to de-
fend Dan O'Brien, the alleged highway rob-
Der whose escapade in company with Frank
Shaefer is still fresh i'll the public mind
The jury was out all yesterday afternoon
in the DOnnelly Taylor ease. Judge Simons
took up the case of Jacob " Wilson against
a. B. Wilgus, ct al, real estate dispute.
Thomas Ryan was Yesterday found guilty
of assaulting Erick Eastman with razor. A
stay of twenty days before sentence was
granted.
Austin Haban, for stealing a watch from
Ferdinand Sandel last summer on Seventh
street. is now on trial i'll Judge Kelly's court.
L. a. Normanden applies for an injunction
to prevent Seth Mackey from chattle mort
gage sale.
Maxfield & Seabury sue Wainzer & Durage
for 1868. SO on a bill of merchandise,